Abolish the income tax, replace with a sales tax

By J. Marsolo September 6, 2017

American Thinker has published two articles in the past week on having a flat income tax, and a similar proposal to use FICA, which is a flat rate, to replace the current rates. The articles generated interesting debates. I believe that a better reform is to abolish the income tax and replace it with a national sales tax.

In designing a tax system, the goal of conservatives and libertarians should be to reduce the power of the federal government, which means reducing (even to zero) the power of the IRS, the most powerful and intrusive federal agency. The goal should also be to raise taxes by the fairest and least intrusive manner. The only method that accomplishes this is a national sales tax at the point of final purchase by the consumer.............More